In the compilation of the original data it became apparent that the present book would be greatly augmented in interest and value by the addition of genealogical records of other prominent foundation families besides the French and Spanish.

latin that the two men had met a decade before in Pennsylvania during Derbigny's lengthy migration from France to New Orleans. Gallatin had been a
rising congressman at the time and Derbigny a fledgling attorney. “I was then a
complete ...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831. Excerpt: ... of Gaul; it was with this same sword, sharpened in the council of bishops, that Louis XIV conducted to the altar of the communion the tremb...

tory, Derbigny arrived at the meat of his argument: the laws of France applied in
the dispute, laws which held that accretions on the banks of navigable rivers
belonged to the ruling sovereign. In the batture's case, the U.S. government was
...

Shooting reported on 2000 N. Derbigny, involving one victim reportedly shot to the head and upper body, and a second victim reportedly shot to the upper body. No perp info. Please use caution if in the area, and call 911 should you see anything suspi...

A 24-hour convenience store in the St. Roch neighborhood is turning the lives of its neighbors into a living hell by attracting drug dealers, violence, widespread loitering and perpetuating blight, residents told the New Orleans City Council Housing and Human Needs Committee Monday. In the past six months there have been 25 crimes reported within 500 feet of Jack's Meat Market, a bright yellow building adorned with dozens of signs hawking cigarettes and fried chicken at the corner of North Derbigny and Mandeville streets, said Ben McLeish with the Faubourg St. Roch Improvement Association. There have been 12 incidents involving drugs and alcohol, four assaults, three weapons arrests, one homicide, one larceny charge and one act of vandalism. And these are just the crimes that have been reported, McLeish said. The owner of Jack's Meat Market, Jack Jaber, was not available for comment but in previous interviews he said he is forced to operate 24-hours a day to keep people from breaking into his business. He said he runs a clean, legitimate business with good customers and whether he was open or not, the drugs and violence would continue. New Orleans police said a man was shot dead in...

The NOPD closed several streets Tuesday night near the intersection of North Derbigny Street and Iberville Street to investigate a suspicious package. The NOPD said it has closed the area between Canal, Derbigny, Iberville and Roman streets while it investigates the package. The call was reported by 911 headquarters at 9:09 p.m. At 9:38 the NOPD said SWAT had been notified and was in route to inspect the package. Police have not released details about the type of package. Stay with NOLA.com for more information.